The Great Muppet Survey - Steven Brandon
Answers from Steven Brandon1. Who are your three favorite characters from The Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Jim Henson Hour, the Muppet movies, etc. and why?1. Rowlf – The everydog. He’s the...
View ArticleWeekly Muppet Wednesdays: Little Bird
Today's post was written by Michael Baldasare. Special thanks to Chris Stulz for his Photoshop work!LITTLE BIRDPerformed by...Fran BrillVarious Other PerformersFirst appearance...Sesame Street Season 1...
View ArticleMuppet Retro Reviews: Kermit Unpigged
Kyle Mahoney - The same year as Muppet Classic Theatre was released, Jim Henson Records released its last album entitled Kermit Unpigged, a pun on the commonly used phrase "unplugged," meaning...
View ArticleA Salute to Telly Monster
Michael Wermuth - Telly Monster has been on Sesame Street since the 10th season and has been a main character since at least the twelfth. He has had major roles in both of the Sesame Street movies as...
View ArticleNo Strings USA
The world of puppetry is vast and the impact of puppetry is huge. The use of puppets to entertain adults and children alike is almost as ancient a practice as storytelling itself. The use of puppetry...
View ArticleThe Great Muppet Survey - Shane Keating
Answers from Shane Keating1. Who are your three favorite characters from The Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Jim Henson Hour, the Muppet movies, etc. and why?Obviously Kermit, because he's Kermit....
View ArticleThe Great Muppet Caper and Muppet Treasure Island Coming to Blu-ray!
This news is almost two weeks old, but we're playing catch up and realized we never posted about it on the site. For those of you who haven't heard, get excited, because The Great Muppet Caper and...
View ArticleKermit and Steve Martin Duel Banjos
Out of the blue this morning came this spectacular new video starring Kermit the Frog and his friend (and The Muppet Show and The Muppet Movie guest star) Steve Martin. The video from Funny Or Die...
View ArticleMuppet Retro Reviews: Learning to Add and Subtract
Michael Wermuth - Learning to Add and Subtract is a Sesame Street video from 1987. The linking footage finds Big Bird needing to learn how to add and subtract "just in time," and features various...
View ArticleHow To... Make School More Muppety
Kyle Mahoney - As the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year approaches, our minds think of very specific things: New shoes, autumn, essays, and, of course, MUPPETS.As I’m sure most of you can relate,...
View ArticleThe Great Muppet Survey - Bruce Aguilar
Answers from Bruce Aguilar1. Who are your three favorite characters from The Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Jim Henson Hour, the Muppet movies, etc. and why?Janice for her Valley Girl way of...
View ArticleSesame Workshop Wants to See Your Puppetry Skills
Some hugely exciting news this week from our friends Matt Vogel and Martin P. Robinson at Sesame Workshop. Sesame is holding a workshop for highly talented puppeteers, age 18 and over, who are looking...
View ArticleWeekly Muppet Wednesdays: Lubbock Lou and His Jughuggers
Today's post was written by Michael Baldasare.LUBBOCK LOU AND HIS JUGHUGGERSPerformed by...Dave Goelz (Lubbock Lou)Frank Oz (Gramps)Jerry Nelson (Slim Wilson)Richard Hunt (Bubba)Jim Henson (Zeke)Louise...
View ArticleRachel Herrick Reviews... The Muppet Movie
Last month our good friend Rachel Herrick revealed that she would be partnering with us here at The Muppet Mindset to produce exclusive video reviews for all seven Muppet movies prior to the release of...
View ArticleConfusing Things About Bert and Ernie's Apartment
Michael Wermuth - One of the most iconic locations of Sesame Street is Ernie and Bert's apartment, located in the basement of 123 Sesame Street. It seems like a simple place to live... So why are there...
View ArticleThe Great Muppet Survey - Holly Mahar
Answers from Holly Mahar1. Who are your three favorite characters from The Muppet Show, Muppets Tonight, The Jim Henson Hour, the Muppet movies, etc. and why?Aww... Why'd you have to go an do this to...
View ArticleMuppet Fan Testimonials: Mitchell Stein
Mitchell Stein - I've been a Muppet fan as long as I can remember. As a kid, I owned Don't Eat The Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on VHS, and I remember watching that thing...
View ArticleWeekly Muppet Wednesdays: Sinister Sam
Today's post was written by Michael Baldasare. To contribute an article about your favorite Muppet for Weekly Muppet Wednesdays, email us at muppetmindset@gmail.com!SINISTER SAMPerformed by...Jim...
View ArticleCookie Monster Meets Tom Hiddleston
Yesterday PBS and Sesame Street released a fantastic, adorable, and lovely little video destined to live eternally as a viral sensation. In the video, Cookie Monster learns a lesson from The Avengers'...
View ArticleNews Update: September 6, 2013
NEWS UPDATE: September 5, 2013This past weekend the annual Dragoncon was held in Atlanta, Georgia. For the past few years Dragoncon has had an uncanny ability to attract Muppet performers and...
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